Forum | August 01, 1973The Modification of Velar Movement Karlind T. Moller, Michael Path, Larry J. Werth, and Richard L. Christiansen Author Notes © 1973 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Forum | August 01, 1973 The Modification of Velar Movement Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, August 1973, Vol. 38, 323-334. doi:10.1044/jshd.3803.323 History: Received October 12, 1972 , Accepted December 21, 1972 Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, August 1973, Vol. 38, 323-334. doi:10.1044/jshd.3803.323 History: Received October 12, 1972; Accepted December 21, 1972 Web of Science® Times Cited: 7 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Moller, K. T., Path, M., Werth, L. J., & Christiansen, R. L. (1973). The Modification of Velar Movement. J Speech Hear Disord, 38(3), 323-334. doi: 10.1044/jshd.3803.323. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: The Modification of Velar Movement You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × The use of displacement transducers and certain procedures for training in an initial attempt to increase soft palate movement in a person with velopharyngeal inadequacy is described. An intraoral appliance with associated instrumentation for monitoring velar movement during speech is also described. Systematic training procedures using the visual feedback of velar movement offered by the transducer appliance were carried out over a period of approximately three months. Baseline elevation and elevation under visual feedback only were determined initially. Conditioning sessions followed during which the subject received points or reinforcement each time he achieved a predetermined criterion of velar elevation. Radiographs were taken before and after the study. Velar elevation was modified, but other structural changes negated any changes in velopharyngeal gap or the perceptual characteristics of speech. Problems encountered in instrumentation and procedure are reported. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Related Topics